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       Myths: Pet Peeve
   DIR By: bulmabriefs144
       Date: September 1, 2019, 10:21 pm
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       A myth, in many of the religion forums I've been in is viewed as
       "not true" or basically like a fairy tale. Sorry, but this is
       not what myth is.
       Ancient people often weren't literate, and hadn't a sense of
       math and science. So, what is the best method of teaching such
       people advanced concepts? Symbols. And stories.
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       Symbols. This one obviously being their solar cult.
       And stories.
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       > Another important lunar god was Osiris, who may have only
       become identified with the moon as of the New Kingdom. The
       murder of the god Osiris and his resurrection were recognized in
       the lunar cycle, and the body of Osiris was equated with the
       moon. In this myth, Osiris' body was cut into fourteen parts by
       Seth, where were later reassembled and restored to life. Here
       also, the number of parts of Osiris' body were equated with the
       days of the waning or waxing moon.
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       This is a myth teaching that the moon has fourteen cycles,
       restoring completely from whole, but also getting broken from
       whole to parts.  A myth is a just-so story, telling about a
       higher concept of religion (on in some cases, science) through
       the course of the story.
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